Medicare

The AHA, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to bar civil monetary penalties under the False Claims Act that irrationally exceed the harm actually suffered by the government.
We strongly urge you to finalize, as quickly as possible, the proposal to expand providers’ choice of certified EHR technology (CEHRT) to be used in 2014. The proposed flexibility is much needed and would offer more choice in the specific meaningful use requirements they must meet in 2014 (Stage 1…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) wishes to express serious concerns about an increasing number of ―hospital compliance reviews‖ performed by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Audit Services in which the OIG has extrapolated audit findings to estimate Medicare overpayments to…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today filed a lawsuit to compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that its Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) meet statutory deadline for deciding Medicare claim appeals timely.